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CDC: Approximately 8% of U.S. Population Are Diabetic

The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. They also estimate another 57 Million people have blood sugar abnormalities called pre-diabetes, putting them at an increased risk of it developing into diabetes.

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30 Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke

Between 1950 and 2000, the death rate from heart disease in the United States plummeted nearly 70 percent, and the death rate from stroke nearly 80 percent.

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Your Body Mass Index (BMI)

BMI is a common formula used to estimate body fat based simply  on height and weight.

Generally, a BMI of 18.8 to 24.9 is considered healthy by many health practitioners.
A BMI of 25 or more is an indication of being overweight and above 30 indicates obesity. This a very simple and generalized way of indexing the mean population.

But does BMI tell the whole story?  Not the complete story at all.  Some athletes my have a muscular structure that is very low in body fat but calculates high on th BMI.  Some people in the normal range may be at risk because the fat may be centered around the waistline.

But generally speaking, by keeping your BMI in the normal range can greatly reduce the chances of you having heart disease or a stroke.  Remember that this index is not all encompassing and all factors should be considered. 

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New Clue to Alzheimer's Found

WASHINGTON -

Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease.

The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether this is a cause of the disease or a side effect. Also involved are tangles of a protein called tau; some scientists suspect this is the cause.

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Lower Testosterone In Men Can Lead To Earlier Death

Overall, men with low testosterone levels had more than 2.5 times greater risk of dying during the next 10 years compared with men who had higher testosterone, the study found, backing earlier studies.

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